2011年7月29日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Supreme Court bans mining in Bellary - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:52 AM PDT

A view of the Supreme Court building is seen in New Delhi December 7, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The Supreme Court has imposed an interim ban on mining in a key iron-ore rich region in Karnataka on concerns of environment degradation, legal sources said on Friday, a move which is likely to further delay exports and lift global prices.


Govt unveils draft Land Acquisition Bill (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:11 AM PDT

A woman sits on the ground at a transit camp for villagers who have been displaced in Jagatsinghpur district, about 75 km (46 miles) east of Orissa's state capital Bhubaneswar, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - The government on Friday suggested offering farmers as much as six times the price of their land when it is taken over for industrial use, as it released a draft of a law that may help fast-track industrialisation in Asia's third-largest economy.


Broad counter attack rescues England (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:05 PM PDT

England's Stuart Broad avoids a bouncer during the first day of the second cricket test match against India at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England, July 29, 2011. REUTERS/Darren StaplesReuters - Stuart Broad launched a late counter-attack with a blazing 64 to help England fight back against India on the first day of the second test on Friday.


Parliament set to wrestle reforms amid muted hopes (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:29 AM PDT

A view of Parliament building is seen on its opening day in New Delhi June 1, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Parliament is poised to tackle thorny, though pivotal economic reforms when it reopens next week including bills to trim the tax burden on firms and fast track industrial projects, but political wrangling could strangle hopes for swift progress.


Karnataka's political crisis to further delay iron ore exports (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:29 AM PDT

Labourers work on iron rods at the construction site of a flyover at Noida in Uttar Pradesh January 11, 2011. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/FilesReuters - Iron ore shipments Karnataka could see further delays, buoying global prices, amid a mounting political crisis after the state's chief minister agreed to quit over a $3.6 billion illegal mining scandal.


Cabinet drafts Lokpal bill, activists say too weak (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare speaks during a news conference after attending a meeting of the newly-constituted joint committee comprising of ministers and civil society activists to draft an anti-graft law, the Lokpal bill, in New Delhi June 16, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The cabinet on Thursday finished drafting the Lokpal bill aimed at curbing graft in the government, but activists slammed it saying it was not tough enough to fight widespread corruption which poses a risk to economic growth.


Food prices to pinch Indians during festive season (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:14 PM PDT

A man sells fruit from his stall along a road in Srinagar June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Consumers are likely to feel the pinch of rising food prices in the upcoming festive season, as erratic rainfall in growing areas and thin stocks coupled with high demand could push up prices further.


Bill Gates says high school degree no longer enough (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:20 PM PDT

Microsoft founder Bill Gates speaks at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in this September 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/FilesReuters - A high school diploma is not enough to secure the best paying and most interesting jobs, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, who dropped out of Harvard University to build his computer company.


China piracy sweep nets fake Tibetan books, porn films (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:14 PM PDT

Reuters - China's latest crackdown on intellectual property piracy has netted more than 20,000 fake Tibetan-language text books, 90,000 copies of a well-known Chinese film as well as porn films, state media said on Friday.

Prince Harry set to become comic book hero (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:48 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Harry is seen at St James's Palace in London July 4, 2011. A new comic based on his life is set to be released in August, publisher Bluewater Productions said on Thursday. REUTERS/Matt Dunham/Pool/FilesReuters - Britain's Prince Harry can add comic book character to his list of accolades as a new comic based on his life is set to be released in August, publisher Bluewater Productions said on Thursday.


India strike twice before lunch in second test (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:21 AM PDT

England's Jonathan Trott prepares to leave the field after being dismissed by India's Sreesanth (R) for 4 during the second cricket test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham July 29, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - India removed Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott cheaply as England reached lunch on 69 for two on the first day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Friday.


India opt to bowl in second England test (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:13 AM PDT

Reuters - India won the toss and elected to bowl on the first day of the second test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday, as the hosts recalled paceman Tim Bresnan for the injured Chris Tremlett.

Woods to return to PGA Tour action in Ohio next week (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:14 PM PDT

Tiger Woods is seen at a news conference at the Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, May 24, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer/FilesReuters - Tiger Woods, who has missed the last two majors because of leg injuries, will return to competition at next week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, the former world number one said on Thursday.


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